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- to state that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof:
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to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof: [ + (that) ] The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions. [ + to infinitive ] She is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drug ring.
- Alleged
ALLEGED definition: 1. said or thought by some people to be...
- English (US)
ALLEGE meaning: 1. to say that someone has done something...
- Traditional
ALLEGE translate: （未經證實地）指責，宣稱，指控. Learn more in the...
- Alleged
1. : to assert without proof or before proving. a report alleging that the company deliberately overcharged its customers. She is alleged to have stolen more than $50,000 over the course of several years. 2. : to bring forward as a reason or excuse. 3. archaic : to adduce or bring forward as a source or authority. Did you know?
ALLEGE meaning: 1. to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof: 2. to say that…. Learn more.
verb (tr; may take a clause as object) 1. to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof. he alleged malpractice. 2. to put forward (an argument or plea) for or against an accusation, claim, etc. 3. archaic.
to say that someone has done something wrong or illegal, but not prove it: [ often passive ] The teacher is alleged to have hit a student. [ + (that) ] He alleges that Bates attacked him. (Definition of allege from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
If you accuse someone of committing a crime but the proof of the wrongdoing isn't yet found, use the verb allege. You might allege that your sister broke a vase, just because no one else was home when you heard the crash.
allege. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English al‧lege /əˈledʒ/ verb [ transitive] formal to say that something is true or that someone has done something wrong, although it has not been proved it is alleged (that) It was alleged that the policeman had accepted bribes. allege that The prosecution alleged that the man had been ...
